Hollow Man 2

[changeyourstars8]

It was generally what I expected it to be. I watched it yesterday afternoon, and then Chris got home from work at 10:00 and he wanted to watch it. So of course being a twit in terms of sleep-time I stayed up to watch it again. It did make for some bizarre jokes, though.

Me: "Oh my god, it's almost midnight. I'm gonna get three hours of sleep . . . wait a minute. I'm just going to call in and tell my boss that I'm in the middle of a huge government conspiracy so I can't come in to work because I have to run away from the invisible man."
Chris: "Go for it."
*something on the other side of the cat-free room falls over*
Me: "I didn't mean it!"

There was a nice scene in the movie, though-- just a brief moment of a woman talking to Michael in the elevator, so at first glance you're like, "What in the world?" and then the doors open and you see her cane. And you realize it's the one normal conversation this character has in the entire film, without people (rightfully) freaking out when they realize he's there, and the ramifications of having to live like that-- I was like, "No, wait, I want to watch that movie!" But then the film went back to campy-horror land, where cops wear heels on a stakeout.

Brain: "Well, fiddlesticks."
Imagination: "Hey, you know the old saying. You want something done right, you have to do it yourself."
Brain: "What are you-- no. Ohhhhh no. Don't even try."
Imagination: "You've always been a fan of that genre anyway. You liked that "The Invisible Man" movie when you were a kid, remember? C'mon, admit it, it'd be fun!"
Brain: "Do you recall how many novels we're already working on? We've got three series, and at least two stand-alones, and--"
Imagination: "Wheeeeeeeeeeee!!!"
Brain: "I hate you."
Imagination: "What if we work it into a novel we haven't started yet?"
Brain: "I might hate you a little less. Maybe."
Imagination: "Great! So would this be a good time to suggest--"
Brain: "No!"
Imagination: "Eh, I'll wait until three in the morning then. Anyway, first chapter, hm? We can work on the first chapter today?"
Brain: "Editing. We have editing to get done today. I'll just save a one-line description of this one into the Ideas folder, and--"
Imagination: "Only one line? How about notes instead?" *puppy dog eyes*
Brain: "God, you're annoying. Fine. Notes."
Imagination: "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!"
Brain: "Would you cut that out? And stop bouncing all over the place. Freak."

Comments

[serenityfire169.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen Hollow Man, the very idea freaked me out. Living alone, I'm already always nervous someone will get in the apartment, let alone someone I can't see. =)

I did want to comment on your icon though, it's cool. What do the little words say? Or do you know? That always drives me crazy trying to read them.

[allthelivesofme.livejournal.com]

Living alone, I'm already always nervous someone will get in the apartment, let alone someone I can't see.

I can definitely understand that. When I'm alone in the house while my husband's at work, I always shut myself in the office, facing the one entrance into the room. I get verrry twitchy otherwise.

What do the little words say? Or do you know?

The only one I can make out is 'endless'. Other than that, I'm not sure.

[jadelynx.livejournal.com]

Don't watch the original Hollow Man, then. It's got a nasty rape scene, which cinematically was brilliant, but emotionally jarring.

[allthelivesofme.livejournal.com]

*blink* That's weird; I remember seeing the original . . . but then, I caught it on the Sci-Fi Channel, which edits the heck out of everything, so that probably explains it.

[jadelynx.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to decide if it's comforting that we are so much alike (the whole brain and imagination having an argument for example) or if I should be calling a funny farm to admit two.

[allthelivesofme.livejournal.com]

Logically, the latter. But it's more fun to stay outside the funny farm and freak out everybody else. ;-D